The Ethics of Entrepreneurship and Profit

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Value and Exchange

09/13/2014 Hans-Hermann Hoppe

In a free market, entrepreneurs profit by providing something of value that people will voluntarily purchase, writes Hans-Hermann Hoppe. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

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